In the three-way match between them at the top of world tennis, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal juggle records.
The most prestigious is that which concerns the number of trophies in Grand Slam tournaments.
In this little game, titled at Roland Garros for the 13th time, Rafael Nadal joins Roger Federer with 20 major titles.
Novak Djokovic remains stuck at 17. The fight for the “GOAT” “Greatest of All Time”, the best of all time, will hang in their wake for a long time to come.
The Federer question mark.
The Swiss announced in June that he was ending his season.
After undergoing arthroscopy of the right knee.
In 2017, he resumed his triumphant march after leaving the circuit for six months, winning in particular at the Australian Open, five years after his last Grand Slam coronation.
One of the most striking successes of a career yet rich in records of all kinds.
Roger Federer has announced he will be in Melbourne in January 2021. Ready to go back in time?
At 39, each return exposes him to the harshness of the task.
However, it is impossible to rule out the hypothesis of a new major title.
Roger Federer (103 titles on the circuit) knows himself perfectly and as long as he lines up in a tournament it is because he will be convinced that he can not only shine but also and above all continue to fill the trophy room. and sculpt the legend of a unique player.
His last Grand Slam coronation was at the Australian Open in 2018.
Roger Federer: 6 Australian Opens (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018); 1 Roland-Garros (2009); 5 US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); 8 Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017).
Nadal, the earth but not only…
The clay is and will remain his domain (445 victories-40 defeats; 60 of his 86 titles on the circuit).
The Spaniard (34) had made Roland Garros his priority.
He got it right.
Next spring, the Parisian tournament will offer him a new opportunity to enrich his collection.
His last major titles away from Roland-Garros (Australian Open 2019, Wimbledon 2010 and especially US Open 2019) remind us that he can shine everywhere.
His determination, his commitment do not seem to suffer from the weight of the years.
As long as the physique will rise to the height of an extraordinary mentality, this player will be capable of the greatest exploits.
When he arrived on the circuit, the intensity of his trying game seemed to set physical limits to his influence over the long term.
The Spaniard has been hit by multiple injuries but has always been able to return to the highest level to register as one of the greatest players in history.
Rafael Nadal: 1 Australian Open (2009); 13 Roland-Garros (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020); 4 US Open (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019); 2 Wimbledon (2008, 2010).
Djokjovic, the most successful of the last 10 years.
Excluded from the US Open after having involuntarily sent a ball on a linesman, dominated in the final of Roland-Garros, Novak Djokovic must in 2020 be satisfied with the crown capped once again at the Australian Open, a tournament which he has won 8 times.
At the end of an almost perfect season (37 victories-1 defeat before the Roland-Garros final).
But with 16 major titles since 2010 (14 for Nadal, 5 for Federer), the Serbian is the one of the trio who won the most Majors over the period.
His threat hangs over records.
He is eager to seize it.
Quick.
He will have to digest the frustration of the final lost at Roland Garros to project himself effectively and relaunch in the race for the record.
He is the youngest of the trio and in Melbourne, the Serbian will be at home.
The ideal place to turn the page and show his prestigious predecessors that he dominates in the head-to-head (29 wins to 27 against Nadal; 27 wins to 23 against Federer).
Novak Djkokovic: 8 Opens from Australia (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020); 1 Roland-Garros (2016), 3 US Open (2011, 2015, 2018), 5 Wimbledon (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019).
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